Friday, December 25, 2009

I'm in the middle of Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett. I like to read this book every year at Hogswatch. The Hogfather has gone missing and Death is filling in while Susan, Death's granddaughter, tries to figure out what, exactly, is going on. Excellent book.

Some quotes from Hogfather for your reading enjoyment:

"Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on."

"Everything starts somewhere, though many physicists disagree. But people have always been dimly aware of the problem with the start of things. They wonder how the snowplough driver gets to work, or how the makers of dictionaries look up the spelling of words."

"Real children don't go hoppity-skip unless they are on drugs."

"She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do. And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever find herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella."

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About Me

Actually, I'm pretty boring. Really.
I've been a musician for about thirty years. I play mostly fretless electric bass, although I have been dabbling with the fretted bass recently. I also mess around on other instruments. There are links below to the groups with which I am currently involved. I also plan to post some of my own music as I get around to recording it. Formerly a woodworker for a remodeling company, currently working in stringed instrument sales and repair. I'm married with two living daughters. I believe that you have to assume that those in power are conspiring to retain and increase their power at any expense. Remember, just because it's a conspiracy doesn't mean it can't be true!